All eyes were on Lewis Hamilton heading into the British Grand Prix on Sunday, and the home favourite didn’t disappoint, cruising to a convincing victory at Silverstone.

The Englishman finished 30 seconds clear of runner-up Valtteri Bottas to close the gap on Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg at the top of the F1 standings, claiming the second British Grand Prix triumph of his career.

Rosberg led at Silverstone thanks to some expert racing once again, but was forced to retire with a gearbox issue just before the halfway point, leaving Hamilton to romp to victory. Here’s how it finished on Sunday:

British Grand Prix Results

Position

Driver

Team

Time

1

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

2:26:52

2

Valtteri Bottas

Williams

+30 seconds

3

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull

+46

4

Jenson Button

McLaren

+47

5

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

+53

6

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari

+59

7

Kevin Magnussen

McLaren

+62

8

Nico Hulkenberg

Force India

+88

9

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

+88

10

Jean-Eric Vergne

Toro Rosso

+101

11

Sergio Perez

Force India

+108

12

Romain Grosjean

Lotus

+1 LAP

13

Adrian Sutil

Sauber

+1 LAP

14

Jules Bianchi

Marussia

+1 LAP

15

Kamui Kobayashi

Caterham

+2 LAPS

16

Max Chilton

Marussia

+2 LAPS

17

Pastor Maldonado

Lotus

+3 LAPS

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Dream Victory for Hamilton

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Though Sunday’s victory was Hamilton’s fifth of the 2014 F1 season, this particular chequered flag holds special significance.

Not only did it put him right back in the hunt in the drivers’ standings, but winning on home soil is also a feeling like no other.

Clearly elated with his victory, Hamilton was patriotic in his celebrations, seemingly dedicating his victory to England when he crossed the line, as Autosport Live reported:

"Lap it up boy," Hamilton is told.
"ENGLAND!" he yells in response. #F1

Here’s a look at the 2014 Formula One standings following Hamilton’s triumph:

2014 Formula One Standings

Position

Driver

Nationality

Team

Points

1

Nico Rosberg

German

Mercedes

165

2

Lewis Hamilton

British

Mercedes

161

3

Daniel Ricciardo

Australian

Red Bull Racing-Renault

98

4

Fernando Alonso

Spanish

Ferrari

87

5

Valtteri Bottas

Finnish

Williams-Mercedes

73

6

Sebastian Vettel

German

Red Bull Racing-Renault

70

7

Nico Hulkenberg

German

Force India-Mercedes

63

8

Jenson Button

British

McLaren-Mercedes

55

9

Kevin Magnussen

Danish

McLaren-Mercedes

35

10

Felipe Massa

Brazilian

Williams-Mercedes

30

11

Sergio Perez

Mexican

Force India-Mercedes

28

12

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish

Ferrari

19

13

Jean-Eric Vergne

French

STR-Renault

9

14

Romain Grosjean

French

Lotus-Renault

8

15

Daniil Kvyat

Russian

STR-Renault

6

16

Jules Bianchi

French

Marussia-Ferrari

2

17

Adrian Sutil

German

Sauber-Ferrari

0

18

Marcus Ericsson

Swedish

Caterham-Renault

0

19

Pastor Maldonado

Venezuelan

Lotus-Renault

0

20

Esteban Gutierrez

Mexican

Sauber-Ferrari

0

21

Max Chilton

British

Marussia-Ferrari

0

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Elsewhere, Jenson Button narrowly missed out on joining his countryman Hamilton on the podium after he was pipped to third place by Daniel Ricciardo.

Button ran the Australian close, but it could have been a different story had McLaren got their tactics right—just bringing him in a few laps too late to reach the podium.

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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso also raced well to cross the line in fifth, but the day belonged to Hamilton, who said that he was pleased with his performance despite the lack of a crowd-pleasing finish, per Andrew Benson of BBC Sport:

“I honestly feel I had the pace today," he said. "I was catching Nico in the first stint and was feeling pretty comfortable. I never want to see my teammate fail like that. I was looking forward to a wheel-to-wheel battle but I'm sure we'll get many in the future.”

Indeed, there will be many more battles between the Mercedes pair as the race for the World Championship heats up, starting with the German Grand Prix on July 20.

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There, Rosberg will be the fan favourite as he looks to restore his dominance at the top of the drivers’ standings.

However, if Hamilton emulates his Silverstone form in Germany, Rosberg will have a tough time keeping tabs on the Englishman, both on the track and in the race for the World Championship.